i have been sore, tired, lightheaded, and have had a cough i has been 4 days now and it wont go away what cn i do before seeing a doctor.
2007-12-05 00:27:34 · 7 answers · asked by jack 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Stay home and rest, drink plenty of fluids, and avoid contact with loved ones. You may need to see a doctor, sometimes the flu can be serious. Take Tylenol or Advil for aches and pains and fever, take over the counter remedies for sinus/cold/flu symptoms. I know its scary, but the flu can be very serious with high fevers, dehydration, respiratory distress. Keep this in mind with your symptoms when making the decision to go to the doctors office. They cannot give you anything to cure the flu, but there are antiviral medications that help you get better quicker.
2007-12-05 02:20:47 · answer #1 · answered by Jenni 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you do have the flu, you have got a couple more days to go. Usually runs 5-7 days. If you dont want to go to doc, drink fluids and rest or sleep as much as possible. You should start to feel better soon. If you get a fever, take something to keep it down. Try to eat. Last time I had it, I just stayed in bed for 6 days, so be patient and watch tv or read.
2007-12-05 00:34:05 · answer #2 · answered by pupgirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rest, drink plenty of fluids, and take over the counter medicine to help you feel better. Take your temperature to see if you have a fever. The flu usually lasts for 5-7 days. The websites below will help you.
2007-12-05 01:27:00 · answer #3 · answered by Miss Dymond 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well you can go to the supermarket or to the drugstore and pick up some Theraflu, some Mucinex, and some Robitussin....all of these things will help to relieve the symptoms but it won't cure the flu....
Plenty of rest and plenty of fluids is another thing that you can do for yourself....
Have you tried putting vicks vaporub onto your chest at night? This works wonders...just don't go out side with the vicks still on your chest..you could end up with pneumonia...
Hot tea, with honey and/or lemon is another good thing to use...oh, and hot tea with a "Halls" cough drop in it works too...
Hope you feel better...
2007-12-05 00:35:10 · answer #4 · answered by Doodlebug 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the flu usually last at least 10 days. the only way to treat the flu is with antiviral meds but this has to be done within the first couple of days to be effective. other wise you just treat the symptoms tylenol plenty of rest and fluids.
2007-12-05 00:34:15 · answer #5 · answered by Chris E 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
eat some hot and spicy chicken soup with lots of onions. after eating take a paracetamol (over the counter meds), rest, then give it a few days. your flu should disappear after 4 or 5 days. if not then its time to see the doctor.
2007-12-05 00:39:07 · answer #6 · answered by ocean deep 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it will be a waste to go to the doctor. he is only going to prescribe cough medicine and tylenol for the fever. let the flu run its course. drink plenty of fluids, for your cough, you can get tylenol cold and flu (perfect for all the flu symptoms), and get plenty of rest.
2007-12-05 01:16:56 · answer #7 · answered by karma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋